News from Thailand – November 25, 2012
After 7 hours, the anti-government rally of the Pitak Siam group was called off yesterday. The number of participants was disappointing and in two clashes between riot police and demonstrators, 61 people were injured and 137 arrested.
News from Thailand – November 21, 2012
A taxi driver (31) in Singapore is the hero of the day. After transporting a Thai couple, he found a paper bag containing S$1,1 million (26 million baht) in the backseat. He did not put it in his own pocket and neatly reported the find to his employer.
News from Thailand – November 16, 2012
Injecting olive oil into the penis to enlarge it has failed a Thai man (no name). Nineteen years ago a friend did this to him and now his penis has been removed because he was diagnosed with cancer.
News from Thailand – November 14, 2012
The number of hours in a working week and the level of wages have not yet been settled, but a modest start has been made in improving the working conditions of domestic workers.
News from Thailand – November 9, 2012
Most of the children, who took part in a project about last year's floods between March and July this year, were bored at the time. They think the authorities should have organized activities for us.
News from Thailand – November 8, 2012
Bangkok Post goes big on the front page about Obama's election victory and reports that Thai-American Tammy Duckworth (41) has been chosen by voters in Illinois over conservative Joe Walsh, who said during his election campaign that abortion is never necessary to save the life of save a pregnant woman.
News from Thailand – November 4, 2012
Severe drought has hit 46 districts in seven provinces in the Northeast. They have been declared a disaster area.
News from Thailand – November 2, 2012
Led by Dutch coach Victor Hermans, the Thai futsal team convincingly defeated Costa Rica 2012-3 on the first day of the Futsal World Cup 1.
News from Thailand – November 1, 2012
A 14-year-old boy stabbed his mother (50) to death and seriously injured his oldest sister (29) after being scolded for being addicted to video games and too poor to help around the house.
News from Thailand – October 30, 2012
The online lottery announced for next year, where you can bet on 2 or 3 numbers, will be postponed indefinitely.
News from Thailand – October 25, 2012
Sex education must become a compulsory subject at school, so that the high number of teenage pregnancies can finally come to an end.
News from Thailand – October 19, 2012
Thailand should prepare for a tsunami of sex workers from abroad when the Asean Economic Community comes into effect in 2015.
News from Thailand – October 17, 2012
The most ridiculous auction in the world. That's what Suriyasai Katasila, leader of the Green Politics group, called yesterday's 3G auction.
News from Thailand – October 16, 2012
Bangkok Post opens today with a great article about the auction of 3G licenses. Because I don't understand it, I refer interested readers to the newspaper's website.
News from Thailand – October 15, 2012
Thailand is heading for economic collapse, warns former Finance Minister Thirachai Phuvanatnaranubala.
News from Thailand – October 14, 2012
The method of preventing flooding with sandbags in sewers is known as the polder system, after the example of the Netherlands.
News from Thailand – October 12, 2012
A Canadian coroner doubts whether the two Canadian sisters who were found dead in their hotel room on the island of Phi Phi in June died of the use of DEET as part of a drug popular among young people.